Chapter 3

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Argh! Oww!”

The villagers of Dumen Village had woken up especially early today. However, they felt that the roosters’ crowing today sounded a little strange.

After an hour of “peaceful negotiations” with Ye Yan, Ye Dahai felt much better. He picked up his chopper and axe and followed Ye Yan out.

“Ouch…” Ye Yan walked in front, rubbing his face.

Never mind the fact he was beaten up, but the construction of the small house could finally begin. At that moment, he regained his excited state, “Dad, do you see there? The mountainside of the northern mountain is the best place to build a small house. Let’s go there!”

“Ha…” Ye Dahai was stunned and almost couldn’t breathe. He looked at the blurry mountain range in the distance and sighed. It seemed that the “negotiations” weren’t useful enough yet…

As a result, Ye Dahai was so annoyed that he agreed to all his son’s demands with a fierce “negotiation” as a condition.

With that, before noon, a small wooden house stood in the northern mountains. The wooden house was about three meters tall and covered an area of about ten square meters. It had almost exhausted all the wood stored at home.

At the foot of the mountain, Ye Yan’s brother, Ye Wen, also took some time to head over, bringing some of his own carpentry work to decorate the cabin. After the wooden house was built, Ye Dahai sized it up and said with satisfaction, “Not bad. Brat. I’m heading back first. You have fun by yourself and don’t disturb me again!”

After saying that, he relieved a deep breath and threw his tools on the ground. He had finally met the little rascal’s requests.

“Kid!” Ye Dahai turned around and walked down the mountain, “Look after the tools. Bring them back down when you leave. We might need them tomorrow!”

Seeing that everything was done, Ye Wen didn’t want to stay any longer either. He looked at Ye Yan who was still foolishly happy and worriedly reminded him not to stay too late and to be careful when going down the mountain. Then he also left with his bamboo basket.

Now, Ye Yan was the only one left in the cabin.

“Hehe!” Ye Yan was very happy at this moment, “My sect’s encampment is done!”

The moment he said this, a sudden change occurred!

[Ding! The sect encampment has been confirmed. System activating… Activation successful!]

At this moment, Ye Yan could feel his excitement boil. The system that had been silent for half a year was finally activated! With the sounds of gears turning, the system’s voice sounded in Ye Yan’s mind.

[The sect has been established. Nature: Dao Sect (celestial cultivation). The host has not named the sect. Please name it as soon as possible!]

“A Dao sect?” Ye Yan frowned, “It seems that it’s really a cultivation world.”

The system’s urging voice kept ringing in Ye Yan’s ears, and a holographic image suddenly appeared in front of him, showing a name box.

A name?

Ye Yan’s eyes glowed. Well, wouldn’t he have to think of an awesome name? At that moment, he searched through all the sects he knew about in his previous life and finally chose one.

“God-slaying Sect!” Ye Yan entered it without hesitation. What a great name! Domineering!

[Ding! The host has decided on the name of the sect: God-slaying Sect. Please confirm again if you want to use it. (Note: Once used, the name can not be changed again.)]

Ye Yan pressed the “confirm” button, and suddenly buzzing sounds were heard before a huge rock fell from the sky, accurately landing in front of the wooden house.

“F*ck! Who the hell has no morals and threw things from high up in the air?!” Ye Yan was about to complain, but when he saw the words on the rock, he was stunned. The words “God-slaying Sect” were firmly carved on the boulder. They were lined with gold, which made them look domineering.

[The sect’s stone tablet represents the sect and will change as the strength of the sect’s core dharmic techniques changes. Detected that there are no core dharmic techniques in the sect. Please upload them as soon as possible! ]

The system jumped out and explained everything to Ye Yan.

[Ding! The system has successfully bound the host. A newbie gift pack has been gifted to the host. Would the host like to open it?]

Along with the voice, a transparent holographic panel appeared, showing Ye Yan’s status and other data.

[Host: Ye Yan]

[Bone Age: 10 years]

[Physical State: Healthy]

[Items: Newbie gift bag *1]

[Skills: None]

The panel had little content, but it reflected Ye Yan’s status. While smiling, Ye Yan tried clicking on the “open” button next to the gift, and in the next second, a white light burst out, enveloping the surrounding space.

[The newbie gift package has been opened. The host receives root willow x1, spirit stones x5, and inch-long fragrant ancient ink x10. As the sect’s warehouse has not been built yet, the rewards have been sent to the host’s internal storage. Please check them yourself.]

Following this, a corner of the holographic image before Ye Yan suddenly lit up, and a new function button appeared. It was the internal storage. He opened it and saw that there were indeed three items inside.

Ye Yan roughly knew what spirit stones were used for. They should have the same effect as the so-called “source stones” and “ghost crystals” that were all used for cultivation. The inch-long fragrant ancient ink was clearly a tool used for artistic creation. It could also sometimes be used to make medicine like lignum aloes, making it a relatively rare item.

Ye Yan was familiar with these two, but this was the first time he had heard about the first item. The name seemed to imply that it was not simple.

[The system is currently unable to appraise this item. Please wait until the system is upgraded before trying again!]

[Would you like to plant the root willow?]

Ye Yan tried to see if he could read the root willow’s introduction, but the system didn’t give him any information. Helplessly, he could only press “confirm”.

All of a sudden, the root willow’s icon flashed with a golden light. Then, a piece of flat ground not far from Ye Yan exploded with a bang, and an ancient willow tree appeared out of thin air!

Ye Yan was a little surprised by this scene, not because of the willow tree’s appearance, but because of the aura it emitted! He could feel that the willow tree’s aura was rich in divine rhythm. It was not ordinary! It was definitely not an ordinary plant!

“As expected of the system!” Looking at this extraordinary plant, Ye Yan’s body trembled with excitement. He planned to go down the mountain and pull Chen Geng up to show him.

Just as he was about to set off, he seemed to have thought of something.

“Hmm? Did the system just mention something about dharmic techniques?” Ye Yan’s face turned serious. Since it was a Dao sect, the necessary cultivation methods were indispensable. So how should he create the dharmic techniques?

[Ding!]

The system’s voice sounded again as if it was responding to his thoughts.

[The ability to create dharmic techniques has been unlocked. Please start smelting.]

Then, the personal panel was moved to the side, and a transparent panel with five grids appeared in the center of his vision. The middle grid was in the shape of a book that was dark. The book was connected to four grids on all four sides, where three of them showed symbols that told him they each required wood, ink, and the main image of the technique. However, the fourth grid only showed a lock, and the meaning was unknown.

This should work by synthesizing materials. Ye Yan recognized it at a glance. Since he was in the mountains, wood could be found everywhere. He picked up the axe left by Ye Dahai and cut down a few strong branches.

Then, a golden light appeared in the grid that represented wood and shone on the branch, which was absorbed. Seeing this, Ye Yan’s face was full of joy. Following this, he opened the internal storage. The system had just given him ink.

He moved the inch-long fragrant ancient ink into the second grid, and it also glowed. Next was the main image of the technique. Ye Yan didn’t understand what it was, so he touched it tentatively.

[Would you like to condense the main image?]

Ye Yan’s brain seemed to have twitched as he didn’t pay attention and directly pressed “yes”. So the next second, he was in a frantic state.

[Beginning recording of main image 0%… 10%…]

“It’s already starting?” Ye Yan was anxious. He didn’t understand what it was yet!

From the looks of it, he should be trying to imagine something as a Dharma image, right? At that moment, some people or creatures kept appearing in Ye Yan’s mind, including tigers and dinosaurs, but all of them only flashed by in a flash. He simply couldn’t make up his mind!

[98%… 99%… The main image has been recorded successfully!]

The progress bar moved very fast and was done in half a minute. Then, Ye Yan saw the third grid giving out a golden light.